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Richard Blackwood exits EastEnders after three years playing Vincent Hubbard

He appeared on the show today to talk about life on the run after serving two and a half years behind bars for the crime, and Ruth asked him some tough questions about how the heist affected his family.

The TV host insisted she would have turned him over the police if she was his wife, Debbie, and scolded him for the way he behaved.

Her tough talking incensed some viewers, who took to Twitter to hurl abuse at the veteran presenter.

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Eddie spoke to Eammon and Ruth about his time in America

One wrote: "I thought it was Eamonn who was meant to be a c*** thismorning."

Another added: "I don't agree with what this man did, but he was scared & doing the best for his family.

"Ruth is being very b**chy towards him #ThisMorning."

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Eddie and Debbie spent two decades on the run in the US

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Ruth was accused of being too harsh on Eddie

A third wrote: "How rude is Ruth being on #thismorning WOW! Give him a break his family was in danger..

"Here's phill and holly when you need them."

But some were proud of Ruth for holding her ground, insisting Eddie deserves to be treated like a criminal.

Eddie was captured in 2012 after his son’s ex-wife reported him to police.
He was extradited back to the UK and jailed for five years but served just two and a half years.

Eddie, from South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, has insisted his cut from the haul was just £125,000.